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Dominican conference highlights diversity of Latino college students
… In an effort to emphasize acculturation over assimilation, Rodríguez displayed her own family tree to highlight the mestizaje in her own life. Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Germany, Vietnam …
First Nations, Catholics work at North Vancouver residential school site
… begun at the former St. Paul's. Some landscaping and construction due to damage done by tree roots has been underway on the property in collaboration between the Squamish First Nation, …
Indigenous leader Ted George was a 'fire carrier' who bridged cultures
… from the earth will be laid gently on his gravesite. Twenty yards away, near the cemetery's tree line, falls a shadow from another grave marker: Chief Sealth, a signatory of the Point … Ted and Karlene lived in a modest home on the Suquamish Reservation, surrounded by cedar trees — one of the few pieces of property still owned by tribal members with a view of the Sound, …
EarthBeat Weekly: New Peruvian bishop shaped by 'the Amazonian face of the church'
… for not learning to respect the beauty of the forests, and for exterminating vast areas of trees. ... Forgive us for staining the rivers with our selfishness and greed, for wanting to gain … it can be very reverent. We came from dust (earth) and we are returning to it. Composting a tree or garden in the backyard is a sacred place and closer to visit than a public or 'Catholic' …
South American church network forms for Gran Chaco zone, Guarani Aquifer
… don't understand exactly what 'integral ecology' means. They think it's about planting trees. But it's not something secondary; it's an integral part of our commitment to creation," …
Time to put the 'catholic' back into the Catholic Church
… or not happen as the Spirit moves and we will only see the rustling of the leaves on the tree which is the church. No, it is a time for growth in charity toward one another, an openness …
Conference primes US church for bolder responses to Laudato Si', climate change
… the current Congress, including the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, the Trillion Trees Act, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act and a bipartisan bill on carbon pricing. In the …
EarthBeat Weekly: We need a new relationship with the rest of creation — and with our stuff
… the riverside communities, and there's pressure to hunt or fish, gather certain plants or cut trees to sell to pay for medicine, school supplies, a boat motor or other necessities. Around …
War drives Kenya's Aweer from the forest where they find God
… the most amazing relates to the "honeyguide" bird that chatters to the Aweer as it flits from tree to tree, guiding the human figures (who sing a melodious response to the bird's tweets) to … where the ancestors live, where prayers for the Aweer community are offered, where certain trees and shrubs are imbued with the essence of those who have died, and the wood and bark of other trees can be fashioned to become the voice of spirits — is the real world that constitutes the …
Amid Catholic opposition, states are legalizing composting of human remains
… fossil fuels and releases carbon dioxide. Proponents say families can use the soil to plant a tree or a garden to honor their loved ones. In public testimony , the Oregon bill garnered …
Let's build a post-pandemic church worth going back to
… twice when they appealed for money). I knew about some parishes that had organized phone trees to reach out to older or sick parishioners. Sometimes that gave an opportunity to pray or …